The story
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷélos
- Ancient Greekτέλος (télos)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-)
- Ancient Greekφάσις (phásis)
- New Latinphasis
- English todaytelophase
From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “completion”) + New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάω (pháō, “to shine”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekτέλος all →
telostelencephalonteleophobiatelestialtelestichtelishtelishmenttelo-telocoeltelokintelomertelotroch
New Latinphasis all →
phase
Ancient Greekφάσις all →
phasis-phasia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.